Apparatus for vaporizing fluids.



APPLICATION FILED DEO.1B.1906.

Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

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E )atented Apr. 5, 1910.

,y Application filed-December 18, 1906. Serial No. .$548,408.

To all'whomifit may concern: f

Be it known that l, GEORGE Humain) Brix- JAMIN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of,` New York, have invented an Apparatus for Vaporizing Fluids, of which the following is a speciiication. y

My invent-ion consists in an apparatus such as may be used in the production of salt, soda, or other bodies where high temperature may be used to evaporate the liuid constituent, and generally in distillation.

Considered broadly, my invention consists in an apparatus through the instrumentality of which very high temperature may be applied within the mass of the body to be acted on, rather than to the external surface or surfaces of the body as isnow usually the ease. By reason of my improved apparatus, the heat units produced are applied where they are most effective.

My invention is based upon the observed fact that it isjpossible to generate a gas which may be burned without the introduction of air other than that contained in the gaseous mixture. ln practice I have found that with such a gas, a temperature of approximately 3,000 degrees may be generated.

The accompanying diagrammatic drawing, which illustrates a gas producer, a vaporizing apparatus and a condenser apparatus in partial section, with the communieating pipes and pumps in elevation, will serve to illustrate the general arrangement of the parts for carrying my invention into effect. i

ln thefdrawings, 5 represents a gas producer which may be of any well known type,

preferably one that will generate a high in carbon and hydrogen. shown in the drawings 'is of the type and generates what is known as a semil water gas t Dowsons gas 6 gas pump,

which is connected to the producer through a pipe 7 ,f 8 air pump, 9 evaporator, 10 condenser'. The evaporator may be of any suitable shape and consists of an inclosnig shell a chamber l2, the

11, Within which is placed walls of which serve to exclude the body to be evaporated from the interior of the chamber. Preferably this chamber is .with a refractory lining of metal, lire clay or other material whi h will transmit heat and not be destroyed lby the flame within the chamber. Leading from the top of the chamber l2 is an exit flue 13, ,through which provided the products of combustion from the chamber may be led to the atmosphere. Located in the chamber 12 is a burner lei. This burner connected to the gas and air pumps through the pipes 15, 1G, 1T. ln the` pipes 16, 1T are controlling valves 1S, 19.

Q0 represents a pipe through which the 1 body to be evaporated is introduced into the evaporator, and 2l a pipe leading from the top of the evaporator to the worm 2'2 of the. still l0; Q3 and 2l inlet and exit pipes for l-the cooling water of the still; 25 pipe through which the condensed tluid may be drawn from the still.

The burner 14 may be of any suitable type. In order to ignite the burner, it is connected to one pole of an electric battery, 26, the other pole of the battery, beingconnected to a rod 2T, on the end of which is a platinum pin 2S located over the burner. 29 is a switch for closing the circuit through the battery.

The operation of the device. is as follows:

i The body to be evaporated is introduced into the. evaporator and gas and air from pumps G and 8Y are delivered through pipe 15 to burner li and there ignited. l prefer that the gas and air should be delivered at a pressure of lelpounds for gas, and l pound for air, as I have found such to be most suitable. for the purpose.

Having thus described my invention, claim:

l. An evaporator comprising a receptacle, a substantially closed heating chamber within said receptacle, a refractory lining therefor, a burner within said heating chamber, and a fuel-supply pipe connected to said burner.

The producer Otto g l l i l g l 1 l comprising a closed receptacle, a substantially closed heating chamber inclosed in said receptacle, a refractory lining therefor, a burner within said chamber, a fuel-supply pipe connected to said burner, an exhaust conduit surrounding said supply pipe, and means for igniting said burner in its operative position.

3. An apparatus for vaporizing fluids, comprising a gas producer, a gas pump, an air pui'np, an evaporator consisting of a closed i'luid receptacle and a substantially closed' chamber' therein, a refractory .lining within said chamber, a burner in said chamber, communicating pipes interposed between 'said gas producer, pumps and burner, an exhaust conduit, together with means for 2. An evaporator conti'olling` the relative proportions of gas und nir fed to the burner. v

4. .An nppaljatus for vaporizing fluids, comprising a 'gas producer, a gas pump, an air pump, :u1 evaporator c'onsstmg of a 'closed fluid receptacle and ,a substantially closed chamber in saidvreceptacle, a, refractory lining Within said Chamber, a burner in said chamber, Communicating pipes interposed between said gasproducer, pumps and burner, means' for controlling the relative y proportions of aus md nir fed to the burner,

an eXlme-Loonduit surrounding said supply pipe, and vmeans for lgniting' the. burneif/f- In testimony whereof, I afiix my signa'- when in operative position.

ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

- GEO. BENJAMIN;

Witnesses:

FREDERICK A. BLOUNT, FRANK OCoNNoR. 

